Little Women
Box-Office Weekend: Birds of Prey Takes Flight
Despite debuting on top of the box-office weekend, Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn didn’t reach the $45 million that Warner Bros. expected for the film. Instead, the film brought in $33.3 million, which was easily bested the second-place finisher, Bad Boys for Life, by $21.3 million. Falling out of first place for the first time in four weeks, Bad Boys for Life ...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Bad Boys for Life Threepeats
For the third week in a row, Bad Boys for Life held onto the top spot of the box-office weekend. The comedy added another $17.7 million over this past weekend to lift its three-week total to $148.1 million. Once again, it easily outpaced the second-place film by $8 million. Holding onto second place for the second consecutive week was 1917, which added $9.7 million over the weekend, giving the fil...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Bad Boys for Life Repeats
Last weekend’s top film, Bad Boys for Life, did well enough to finish for the second straight week atop the box-office weekend. The film added $34.0 million over the weekend, easily besting second-place finisher 1917 by $18.2 million, and raising its two-week total to $120.6 million. Meanwhile, 1917 crept into second place earning $15.8 million over the weekend. The film has now earned $103.9 mill...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Bad Boys for Life on Top
This weekend saw a new film take control of the weekend box office as Bad Boys for Life and Dolittle both debuted this weekend in the first and second positions of the countdown, respectively. The Will Smith and Martin Lawrence sequel brought in $59.2 million, easily besting second-place finisher Dolittle which managed a $22.5 million weekend debut. Right on Dolittle’s heels was last week’s top fi...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: 1917 Unseats Star Wars
Apparently a fourth week on top of the box-office weekend wasn’t in the cards for Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker as the film was bested by the new film from director Sam Mendes, 1917. The war epic enjoyed a first weekend in wide-release by claiming first place over the weekend and a $36.5 million weekend gross. Though The Rise of Skywalker lost the top spot this weekend, it did mana...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Rise of Skywalker Still Strong with the Force
Retaining the box-office weekend top spot for a third week in a row was Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker as the film took in $33.7 million over the weekend to bolster its three-week total to $450.8 million. The film also lifted its worldwide total to over $900 million. Though it remained in first place, The Rise of Skywalker, only bested second-place finisher Jumanji: The Next Level b...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Rise of Skywalker Still the Top Dog
Easily holding onto the top spot of the box-office weekend was Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, which made $72.0 million on the domestic front in its second weekend of release. This gives the final film of the “Skywalker Saga” a staggering two-week total of $361.8 million. With a little less than half of the take that The Rise of Skywalker boasted, Jumanji: The Next Level took ...[Read More]
Movie Review: Little Women
Given that there have been myriad adaptations of Louisa May Alcott’s classic tome, Little Women, including (but not limited to) the heralded George Cukor classic from 1933 as well as Gillian Armstrong’s equally impressive interpretation in 1994—it’s surprising that a new take on the tale from writer/director Greta Gerwig would feel so fresh and new. But that’s exactly what this remarkable filmmake...[Read More]
Detroit Film Critics Society Names Parasite Best Picture
The Detroit Film Critics Society is pleased to announce the Best of 2019 winners in twelve categories. The Detroit Film Critics Society was founded in Spring 2007 and consists of a group of 19 film critics from Michigan who write or broadcast in the metro-Detroit area as well as other major cities including Ann Arbor; Grand Rapids; and Toledo, Ohio. Each critic submitted their top five (5) picks i...[Read More]